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So I'm really interested in criminal psychology and I was wondering if there was any way for me to tie that into my HI. If not I do have some other question lined up regarding the holocaust, russia, and world war too. Thanks
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So for one of the main two sources I plan on using for Part A: Identification and Evaluation of Sources, I chose a letter which is cited in a textbook. I've tried to find the exact location of that letter and whether it's available online but I can't seem to find anything and chances are it's not available since it's from years ago and I don't have access to any sort of archives like that. Would it still be okay if I cited the primary source which is on the textbook instead of the primary source itself? Sorry if this is a bit confusing.
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Hey people! I'm only in the first year of IB, but our History teacher is making us do our IAs at the end of this term, so that it'll be one less IA next year. But, I can't seem to find any sample IAs that are for the new syllabus and my teacher only gave us old ones too... Does anyone know where I could find one? The content doesn't really matter, I just don't have a clue how to format it, like visually so it would be nice to see what one looks like. Thanks for the help
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History EE
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I am doing an EE on the Sudanese civil war. There is no much information on the internet but I would appreciate any recommendations for sources by anyone familiar with the topic.
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Does anyone know in what way the new history IA (2017) is different from the old one? And what exactly stays the same? Would really appreciate it!!
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Hi guys! I'm currently writing my IA about the extent to which the Boxer Rebellion could be attributed to the fall of the Qing Dynasty, and I'm struggling to find secondary sources which talk about the historical implications of the Boxer Rebellion. Most books which I've come across only seem to discuss the military tactics and strategies used by the Western powers. Do you guys know of any resources which could lead me in the right direction? Thanks!
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Does anyone know how many years can be used in a history EE?? I am currently looking at events that occurred in the 16th century and I will properly narrow the time span down later, but I am not sure what the max. amount of years can be??
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What do you think were Tsar Nicholas II’s worst errors in judgment? Why do you believe that? You must explain, using relevant terminology and synthesize information to make valid, well-supported arguments. (350 words)Objective: FA Criterion Ai and Aii, D ii
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Hey, so I'm in Pre-IB and we have our HI due soon. My topic is "How were women of Canada affected by WW1?". Do you think this is a good topic that I can get a lot of information on? Or has anyone here something similar and have any information that might be useful? And what are some tips for writing this HI? Thanks
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Hello, I've had quite a few problems with narrowing down my History HL IA question on the Tiananmen Square protest and the Singing Revolution. This is what I've got as of now; "How did the public views of communism and the communist rule influence the intentions behind the Tiananmen Square protest compared to the Singing Revolution?". I want it to be focused on the fact that in China they mourned a communist leader whilst in the Balkan states they were rebelling against the communist rule but as said my research question is a bit too big so a bit of help would really be appreciated:) cheers!
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Hello, fellow IBers! I'm writing my extended essay in the subject area of history, and my RQ is "To what extent did Operation Paperclip by the United States and Operation Osoaviakhim by the Soviet Union influence the work of the Space Race?". I'm supposed to start drafting my argument (the body of the essay), but I don't know where to begin... any tips or suggestions?
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Hey friends, Yesterday I did my first ever Paper 3 question and I think I kind of messed up? This will be used as my predicted grade which will be sent off on my uni applications hence I am feeling a little anxious. As the time allocated for our exam wasn't enough, we only had to choose one question amongst two and write one essay. The question I chose read "Analyse the reasons and the results of one military intervention from 1960-80". I chose to wrote about Pinochet as I was sure that he came to power in 1973 in a coup d'eat. Below is the outline of my essay: Introduction: 11th September 1973- Pinochet led a military coup and seized power. Main reason …
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Hi, does anyone remember last years paper three?
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Hey, I was wondering if anyone can give me feedback on my History IA. I did get feedback from my teacher but any other help will be really helpful. Please let me know if you want to help so I can show you my IA. Question: How did Saad Zagluls policies during his time as Minister of Education contribute to Egyptian nationalism thus starting the 1919 revolution. Thank you.
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IB1 Finals
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Hey everyone 👋🏽 So, my teacher is relatively bad; he hasn't given us any notes. I have my IB1 end of years in 2 weeks and I would be grateful if anyone would mind sharing their notes with me. Any notes concerning the syllabus are welcome, but especially on imperial russia, Treaty of Versailles, the World Wars and the authoritalian states. Thanks already!
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Hi everyone, Due to the change in the IB history hl/sl syllabus from 2015-2016 to 2016-2017, what do you predict the new grade boundaries to be? My teacher believes 87-89% will be required for a 7... What did you or your teachers predict them to be?? Let me know
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For my IA I am planning to analyse one primary source in "identification and evaluation of sources" section. I'm now confused with definition of the primary source. The source I want to use is a work based on letters of person at the time and has many citations in it. I understand that its Technically a secondary source but maybe I can just quote the person and use it as primary source in my analysis. To sum up, can you take primary sources, quoted letter in my case, out of secondary ones and analyse it as a primary source in OPVL
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Hey, for my Extended Essay for History I want to write a comparative essay on Lenin and Stalin and the extent to which they followed Marxist ideology. Is this considered "trivial nature"? Also, how would I frame my question. I also want to utilise case studies from Hitler/Mussolini's reign to demonstrate that a lot of their policies were similar or even the same as Stalin/Lenin's. Some ideas I had were. How successful were both Lenin and Stalin in following Marxist Ideology? To what extent were both Lenin and Stalin implement Marxist ideology after the fall of Tsarist Russia in 1917?
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Guys, I was practicing the answer to the classical question of the causes that led to the outbreak of WW1 (examine the role of colonialism rivalry that led to the outbreak of WW1), and lacked some specific examples of historians from each current (revisionist, marxist, and those who blame the politicians and ministers for incompetence). The historiography only includes historians, right? We cannot include, for example, Lenin or Lloyd George? My teacher didn't really develop this and I am essentially for the first time looking at this to answer questions in History. Could you help me out in explaining how I can use historiography to achieve top marks in my essays…
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Hi! which do you think I should explore? May Days Barcelona, homage to catelonia, in 1937 Why did USA/UK/others turn blind eye to german & Italian foreign intervention any advice? Thanks
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Hi, Does anyone know if the Suez Crisis is considered by the IB to be a 20th century war? Meaning, I can study it for Paper two World history topic 11: Causes and effects of 20th century wars? Thanks.
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I am in my first year of the Diploma Program and I have to decide on a topic & question for the history IA. I have a family member who grew up in South Georgia (born in 41) as a twin. Her mother died from appendicitis and her father was very restrictive. She had to wear dresses and work in the fields and never experienced the classic rock n' roll teenage thing that we associated the 50's and 60's with. With her as my primary source, I could talk about feminism or medical stuff (twin studies, the death of her mother) or I could talk about the tension between white and black people during the time. I have no clue how to structure a good question, any ad…
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I am in desperate need of help. I have my IA proposal question due soon and I have a difficult time wording my topic. It has to be argumentative which is my struggle. My topic is the Bonus Army during 1932. It was when Veterans of WWI wanted their bonus and Hoover wouldn't give it to them. Instead he sent the army which killed and injured many of them with Tear Gas and Guns. If anyone has any idea please don't hesitate to comment!!
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Trying to choose a good IA Question for IB History SL. My IA is about the Vietnam war...Potential Questions I came up with are: MLK and how he impacted the Vietnam War: The consequence of/Impact of: Entering Vietnam war MLK’s speech College demonstrations: On many college campuses these demonstrations took the form of student strikes, teach-in sessions, and peace rallies. Vietnam war economically on African Americans/White Americans. Opposition to the war from Citizens on the role the US in the Vietnam war Multiple Perspecti…
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Hello! I just wanted quick help with my IA question, I have two ideas and I am unsure about both of them. I'm writing it on the French Revolution btw. To what extent did the execution of King Louis XVI cause/influence the reign of terror? Or To what extent did Maximilian Robespierre influence the French Revolution? I think the second one is too broad and the first one is too narrow, but I am certainly open to ideas!
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Hello, Are the examiners going to be more impressed when they are looking at an essay with a balanced argument for both sides, or when they are looking at an essay that has a thesis/clear argument and tries to justify this throughout the essay?
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If the question asks for two twenty century wars, does it then also include civil wars, or only total wars?
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Hello fellow IB students. For my history IA I wanted to do something related to the Soviet Union (particularly during Stalin's reign). After a lot of time I came up with the question " "To what extent was the battle for Stalingrad the main turning point in the eastern front?". My History teacher likes my question but i'm not sure about if it's a good question, mainly because it seems broad. It seems like a lot to cover in only 2000 words as I have to take in account the battle of Stalingrad along with various other important events related to the Eastern front. I would like to hear some opinions from other people about my History IA question.
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If I'am choosing two cold war crisis as Berlin and Cuba, (possibly taiwan to understand and explain us relation and detente for later), which should I study? These are content outline from oxford book: 2. Global spread of the Cold War, 1945-1964 2.1 Emergence of superpower rivalry in Asia, 1945-1949 (about japan after ww2, how they treated by us) 2.2 Communist success in China and its relations with the USSR and the USA, 1946-1949 2.3 North Korean invasion of South Korea, 1950 2.1 Origins of the Non-Aligned Movement 2.1 The Hungarian uprising 2.1 The Suez Crisis 2.1 Cnogo Crisis, 1960-1964 2.8 Berlin Crisis and the Berlin Wall 2…
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Hi guys, I was informed that due to the syllabus changes, it is no longer required to include historiography (quotes by notable historians) in Paper 2 in order to achieve top marks! May I know if this is true?
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Hey Everyone, I am new on this site so idk how it works exactly, but basically my history teacher told me that it is time for me to start thinking about my IA topic. Since I have been reading a non-fiction book about Noel Field, a Stalinist American spy, which really grabbed my attention I though maybe I could do my IA on him, or some sort of Soviet espionage. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance Eszter
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I want to write my extended essay on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and is having trouble forming a question. I am thinking of talking about peace initiatives or the role of the United Nations. Any suggestions for a question or topic?
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I've got throughout notes on the Causes of World War One, and I assume that Effects are social, treaties made etc. Does anyone know any good IB sites pertaining to the practices of WWI or WWII? I have nothing on those...
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ok so like, im supposed to be in the middle of writing my history ia but its just. not coming along? im not sure i can use one of my sources and though one of them (The Origins of Nazi Genocide by Henry Friedlander) is p great, i dont know how to take out information or how to actually construct an essay i dont wanna ask anyone to write my essay or w/e im just. if anyone knows how to construct things and build them up in a way which actually makes sense - bc i have a tendency to either go off topic or just jump around without any structure - that would be amazing? just thinking abt the history ia and the ee makes me wanna kms so its .idk also the question as of Now b…
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Hi, I'm on my first year of IB course. I need to choose my topic for IA. I came up with a link between the Atomic bombing of Japan and the tension between the US and Russia. Do you think it's too common? cuz it is related to the cause of Cold war... Please leave some comments and tell me what you think!! Thanks.
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Hey Guys, I chose to do my extended essay on history, and am currently really stuck on choosing a topic. I really need an A on my extended essay, because my TOK presentation did not go as expected. Would appreciate all and any inputs regarding any suggestions/ ideas for history ee topics. Also, I heard that only 3% of the people in the world get an A in History EE. Is that true?
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Is there anyone who would like to help me and read and comment my Extended Essay about the process of denazification?
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Hey guys, I have been kinda exasperated and anxious with my History HL exam now in may: more than being a very demanding subject, it has a less padronised program and so can be considered to be harder to get top marks. Don't wanna seem kinda sponger but if you could give a few tips, talk about your situation with the subject, discuss the subject itself and, if you may, attach some notes or practicing answers to past papers (this was actually something not only I but also more people could benefit from, because for every subject you must have an effective writing, which enables you to get top marks). To get ambitious grades in this rigorous subject, we must intertwine…
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Q: What links can be made between German economic development & German militarisation in the period between the mid-19th c. & 1914? Anyone have suggestions how I could tackle this question?
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History book
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Hey, I was wondering if anyone could recomend a useful textbook for the history of the 20th century (or more of them)? Mainly for single-party states, WWI, WWII...
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Hey everyone, (I didn't know whether to post this on the EE thread or this one) So I'm doing my EE on History and I want to investigate 20th-century cult movements. I want to focus on Jim Jones's cult, People's Temple, which has been all over the media after the Jonestown mass suicide. However, I wonder if doing my extended essay on the rise and failure of only one religious cult would be acceptable. I'm pretty sure I can find enough to write, but do you think I should focus on 20th century cult movements in general instead? Thanks a lot
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So I am looking at past questions for History (I take HL). In general, I'm super confused about how to structure an essay. My teacher says to incorporate historical perspectives, but what exactly does 'historical perspective' include, and how do I put them in my essay? I found other forums on this but they're based on the old history syllabus, which puts a lot more emphasis on using historian's names and their school of thought. Are there any general structures I could follow for my essays? For example, I'm looking at the question: Assess the importance of the use of force and economic policies in the establishment and maintenance of power of one authoritarian or sin…
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History IA
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Hi guys, Please help me, I need help with my history IA topic: I cannot decide which question to do. However, I am leaning towards the origin topic question, but it is not "IB worded," and I cannot think of a way to make it IB. I think these questions are sufficient, but I really do not know. Any feedback at all would be awesome...I am panicking because section one of my paper is due next week and I do not know what I am writing about yet! Thank you very much!!!!! To what extent did the Spanish Flu impact Spain’s population and religion? How did the Spanish Flu travel from its origin point to Spain? Where did it come from?
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Hi, I am a current D1 student, and it is the middle of the year. I have defiantly decided to do law in the future. Do you think I should switch from Geography HL to History HL or it is too late? My subjects now are Geography HL Economics HL English B HL ESS SL (maybe i need to switch to Biology SL?) Maths SL
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So I am starting the process of choosing an IA question and I am having some difficulties. Initially I wanted to write something about the holocaust but upon further research it seems to be an overdone topic. I decided to look into other possible WWII/post WWII topics but I am having trouble finding a topic. I am thinking maybe something on Camp X (Canadian spy camp) or post war Berlin ie. differences in east and west Berlin. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
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Lately, most of my history homework consists of reading and solving exercises in the Rogers and Thomas The Move To Global War textbook. So, it's pretty much just thorough preparations for paper 1. However, there is one thing I'm wondering... How long should or responses to these questions be? I understand that only the last question is an essay one, but still if there is a First Question Part B on a comic, I quite often end up writing only one sentence like "In this comic, A is shown doing B - through this and this - and this means that X is Y - which is illustrated through this and this." In some cases, there is another detail that I can use to write another, similar sen…
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hi so I'm writing a history ia on hitler's manipulative and oral abilities in his speech the youth address were responsible for his success. Would it be an acceptable source if I went on youtube and found an interview of someone involved in hitler youth? this is due in two days so i might be ****ed lol, and do you know of any written interviews of hitler youth? thanks
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Hey I am stuggling with my history paper. Can you tell me if question do you: How and to what extend Russian minority enriched and influenced cultural development of city of Lodz during 19th and beginning of 20th century? or To what Russian minority in Lodz contributed to the development of the city in 19th and 20th century? are they good topic for IA because I am not sure,.
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Hi, guys! I am starting my IA today, and I want to do it about Queen Elizabeth 1st. I really want to investigate about like how Queen Elizabeth being not married to anyone affected the English people. I would like to discuss these things in my IA, however, I am not sure about how to form my research question; How did Queen Elizabeth being not married affected the people? I think this question is too broad and I need to make this more specific and narrow but I can't ... please help me with it.... Thank you
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